The first effect of eating Junk Food is its impact on energy levels. Many people skip breakfast and other important meals choosing instead to grab a quick snack or soft drink. Junk Food is an informal term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat‚ sugar‚ and calories. It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson‚ director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in 1972. Junk Foods typically contain High levels of calories from sugar or fat
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The Effects of Junk Food on Health Junk foods are deemed to be trash foods as they are high in fat‚ sodium and sugar. The apparent effect of junk food can lead to obesity and a range of attendant health problems‚ including diabetes‚ heart disease and arthritis. Majority of junk food choices do not deliver beneficial nutritional values. Here are the facts about how excessive junk food consumption affects your body. First of all‚ junk food doesn’t contain the nutrients your body needs to stay
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changes‚ there should be a tax on junk food as it leads to problems like obesity and diabetes. A junk food tax might also be helpful to lessen the strain on the healthcare system‚ as costs are presently rising due to disease stemming from increasing obesity rates. And finally‚ the tax can at the very least discourage buying and eating junk food. For these reasons‚ junk food should be taxes. One reason junk food should have taxes is because sugary drinks and junk food‚ lead to problems like obesity and
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Isaiah Miller Argumentation 5/20/13 Mrs. Chamberlain Junk Food: American Crisis We shouldn’t put a higher tax on junk food. It’s stupid to do that! People can eat what they want to eat‚ and it’s their problem if they get fat. If they abuse the “privilege” of eating unhealthy food‚ it’s their problem. We shouldn’t be worrying about what other people eat. You can’t change how someone lives their life. If they have lived for years one way then they will live that way for the rest of their
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A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge on ill effects of Junk foods among first year B.Sc Nursing students of Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing‚ Karaikal. For this study 60 samples were selected by using Non probability convenient sampling technique. The data was collected through semistructured questionnaire. The results shows that out of 60 samples 58.34% were 18 years old‚ 75% were female‚ the maximum 80% students were Hindus‚ 83.3% students were belongs to nuclear family
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Junk food in school is a great idea because it appeals to more kids. Its brings money to the school and as a young adult in high school you should be able to choose what you eat. Junk food is tasty and kids want to eat it. It gives you a quick energy boost to stay up to be attentive to their instructor when there tired. It’s also cheap so that the less fortunate kids can afford it. It’s a big variety so more kids can choose what they want to eat instead of being force to eat food chosen for them
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In the previous years‚ some attempts have been tried to solve the obesity problem. In comparison with other attempts‚ the Early Care and Education Policy and the junk food tax brought some hope for people who wanted to solve the obesity problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ the Early Care and Education Policy (ECE) which is intended to help educate public health practitioners‚ child care providers‚ and decision-makers about the current conditions exist in their state
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In the article “The Science of Junk Food” written by New York Times reporter‚ Michael Moss. He explains the science behind junk food and how it becomes an addiction. It starts off by introducing the meeting that was on April 8‚1999 which was held by James Behnke at the Pillsbury headquarters. This meeting involved 11 men‚ these men controlled America’s largest food companies. The reason behind this meeting was that Behnke had grown very concern over america’s overweight outbreak and how the main
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Melina Sarju Junk Food Being Banned From School Property Junk food‚ full of calories and have no nutritional value. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ every year more than one sixth of children in America are obese. In the past 20 years obesity rates tripled for children. I‚ Melina Sarju‚ think that all schools should banned junk food from school property. Doing this will lower the amount of obese children in America. Schools should sell a healthier lunch with fresh fruits
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Should Unhealthy Food Be Taxed? There is an epidemic seizing its grip on America. One in three Americans are currently dealing with the effects from this outbreak that has grown in numbers three-fold in the last 50 years. This is not your traditional disease that that may be in the air or water‚ rather primarily caused by something consumed. That epidemic is junk food. The Center of Disease Control predicts that nearly half of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. With obesity expected to keep
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